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1781 – The End of a Revolution

1781 – The End of a Revolution. Yorktown. October 1781 – British General Cornwallis makes a HUGE mistake He takes his army to Yorktown, Virginia. 1781- Yorktown. 1781 - Yorktown.

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1781 – The End of a Revolution

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  1. 1781 – The End of a Revolution Yorktown

  2. October 1781 – British General Cornwallis makes a HUGE mistake He takes his army to Yorktown, Virginia 1781- Yorktown

  3. 1781 - Yorktown • Washington sees his chance to trap the British – surrounds Yorktown with 16,000 troops (French and Continental troops) • Meanwhile the French Navy seized control of the Chesapeake Bay • The British were surrounded • The siege of Yorktown begins

  4. 1781- Yorktown • On October 19, 1781 Cornwallis officially surrenders • The Battle of Yorktown is the last majorbattle of the Revolution • Prime Minister – Lord North – declares “It is all over!”

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